"poe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poe (plural poes)
  1. (archaic) Alternative form of po (“chamberpot”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: po (extra: chamberpot)
    Sense id: en-poe-en-noun-H0n4X1V8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Derived from the Hokkien 桮 (“poe”) Etymology templates: {{zh-l|桮|poe}} 桮 (“poe”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} poe
  1. moon blocks.
    Sense id: en-poe-en-noun-JehKqjNB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 10 66 3 9 4 1 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 75 2 6 3 1 1 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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